Body law and the body of law : a comparative study of social norm inclusion in Norwegian and American laws / Christine M. Hassenstab.
The book examines how laws on sterilization, birth control and abortion were created, by focusing on the act of legislation; how the law was driven by scientific and social norms during the first and closing decades of the 20th century in the USA (especially in the state of Indiana) and Norway. The...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Warsaw [Poland] ; Berlin [Germany] :
De Gruyter Open,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Access via Directory of Open Access Books |
| Summary: | The book examines how laws on sterilization, birth control and abortion were created, by focusing on the act of legislation; how the law was driven by scientific and social norms during the first and closing decades of the 20th century in the USA (especially in the state of Indiana) and Norway. The author develops the notion of "body law" for reproductive policies and uses sociological theories to untie the various strands of social. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (362 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783110412772 3110412772 9783110441215 3110441217 |